Minus-One, Fuckin' Gnarly, Empty Orchestra

San Francisco skate rock act Minus-One will release their first full length CD The Kids Dont Skate Here on DC-Jam Records in Mid September. The trio will begin touring both the US and Europe on Sept 22. Dates and venues will be announced soon via MySpace.

Flint, Michigan's Fuckin' Gnarly have teamed up with The Political Party to release a free digital EP this fall along with their first 7" early next year. The band is set to hit the road this August, playing shows with bands like the Menzingers and After The Fall. Check their MySpace page for details

Also from Flint, Empty Orchestra is currently on tour across the US performing alongside bands like Lucero, Fiya, Anathallo, and A Static Lullaby. The band is supporting Here Lies Empty Orchestra, which was released last year on Thinker Thought Records. Check their MySpace page for details.

The Composure, Black Sunday, Madison Bloodbath

Pittsburgh's The Composure (ex Punchline) has posted the new song "Opinions Are Expected." The track was recorded by Marc McClusky (Farewell, Powerspace, Ludo). You can find it over at MySpace.

Louisville, KY's Black Sunday has posted two different cover versions of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" for free download. You can find the songs at MySpace. The band is also in talks with several labels and will announce a new home soon.

Californian act Madison Bloodbath has released the first video from their upcoming full-length Gittin' Loose With Madison Bloodbath. The clip features the song "The A.L. Is A Junior Circuit" and can be viewed in HD at Vimeo. A.D.D. Records will be releasing the new record.

Ninja Dolls, Killed By The Bull, Annabel

Sweden's Ninja Dolls have announced that former drummer Peter Bergman has left the band and are now searching for a new drummer. The band plans to release an EP titled Hemmingway is to be released later this year to be followed by shows in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. Check their MySpace page for details.

Rockaway, New Jersey's Killed By The Bull has released one track off of their upcoming 7" on MySpace.

Kent, OH's Annabel have announced their Summer of Fun Tour with Delay In support of debut EP Now That We're Alive. The song "Boquet Mines" is now online, as well as their acoustic Pink Couch Session where they perform the song "Parade Rest."

Rectal Thermom&dad, Left Spine Down, The Casting Out

Chicago, IL's Rectal Thermom&dad (members of Much The Same, Break The Silence, Counterpunch) have posted songs off of their upcoming EP Songs To Wipe To. You can check out the music at MySpace.

Vancouver's Left Spine Down, featuring Jeremy Inkel of Front Line Assembly and Noise Unit and Denyss McKnight previously of The Black Halos, are set to embark on their first US tour this October. The self described "cyberpunk" band will support the release of their debut album Fighting For Voltage, set for release on September 23rd by Bit Riot Records. Check out some music and tour dates at MySpace.

Newark, Delaware´s The Casting Out, which features former BoySetsFire member Nathan Gray on vocals, have posted a song of their upcoming debut album on MySpace. The band has European tour dates scheduled for the fall, check their page for those details as well.

That Was Something, Crisis in Hollywood, Bright Light Fever

Detroit's That Was Something have posted their new song "She Is The West Coast" from their upcoming EP Down, But Not Out. The new work was produced by Rob Freeman (Hit The Lights, Cobra Starship). This is also the band's first song available that features their new vocalist.

Orlando, Florida's Crisis in Hollywood will hit the studio in August to record their sophomore album for the Financial Records label. Anthony Raneri of Bayside will produce. The band commented "It's going to lean towards pop/punk for sure, as we all love a great hook, but we're looking to put out an album a metal head, a punk, and an indie rocker can all appreciate." The new record will follow up Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, which was released last year.

Freshly dropped from Stolen Transmission records and currently label less, Sacramento's Bright Light Fever have finished their new record Red Hands In Holy Water. The band is selling download cards at shows that give access not only to the new record, but to every song the band's ever recorded.

Pig Pen, Lipona, Forever Wings Fold

Rob Rampy, longtime drummer for Dirty Rotten Imbeciles has joined Tampa, Florida based Pig Pen. The band has begun writing new material with the drummer for a future release by New Anthem Records. Pig Pen has a number of shows on the way alongside acts like Michale Graves and The Boils. For more info check MySpace.

Tallahassee, Florida's Lipona have a new song online from their upcoming untitled EP. The self-produced release will be released by the band at some point in the near future. The new song is titled "Tragedy of The Commons" and can be downloaded at MySpace or Last.fm. .

Fullerton, CA's Forever Wings Fold have broken up. The band's singer Mike is taking a chance at a normal life and the rest of the group plan to continue on under a different name. The full announcement can be found at MySpace.

Hold Me Back, Slaymaker, the Knockdown

Lansing, Michigan hardcore act Hold Me Back have posted two new unmastered recordings online. The songs come from a new demo which will be released sometime this fall. Check it out at MySpace.

Poughkeepsie, New York's Slaymarker has posted two more songs from their upcoming untitled LP. Both songs are covers of Nickelodeon cartoon themes. You can find all the insanity at MySpace.

Oneonta, New York's The Knockdown will be releasing their debut full length Test/Retest later this month on Kiss of Death Records. For the next two weeks you can stream the record at their website.

Cut Copy, Partners In 818, Strike Orange

Melbourne, Australia's Cut Copy have announced a co-headlining tour with Sydney's Presets. The two electronic duo's plan to tour North America in mid-September, beginning in Mexico and weaving its way across the States and up into Canada. The band is currently finishing up some summer tour dates and European festival apperances in support of last year's In Ghost Colours.

Prescott, Arizona based Partners In 818 have released a new song from their upcoming EP A Well Lit Place For Shady People. Expect a release later this year on Satiated Records. Partners In 818 recently released a split 7" with folk-punk duo Andrew Jackson Jihad. You can check out the music at MySpace.

Rutland, Vermont's Strike Orange has announced that they will play an upcoming rally for presidential candidate Barak Obama. The band got the campaign's interest through their preformace at last month's Peace, Punk and Metal Festival 2008 to raise money for Darfur. More details can be found on their MySpace page. The band, formerly known as Orange Juice, boasts six albums worth of material despite it's members only having a median age of 20 years old.

Elephant March, Straight Jacket 4 Nixon, Longway

Half of the now defunct Chicago act Skies We Built have formed a new band called Elephant March. A song from the new group is available to download via MySpace, expect it to appear on an EP that's in the works now.

Darrell Qualls, formerly of the southern metal group Payback, has joined Alabama based Straight Jacket 4 Nixon. The band will head into the studio in September to record a new record for Trifekta Records. A few of the band's demos are online now at MySpace.

Old Shoe Records artist Longway, who was voted "best punk band in Orange County" at the Orange County Music Awards, will play the remaining dates of this year's Warped Tour. The band was picked by Kevin Lyman to be the BBQ band on this year's tour. The Old Shoe Records Booth at the tour will feature a free compilation CD featuring Longway, the Generators, Sederra, Los Creepers, Far From Finished and others.

Killtakers, The Chronic, Cheap Tragedies

Former Killtakers singer, Ben Clemons, has formed a new project. Red Sky Nights has just finished recording their Demo EP, available on vinyl September 23, and will be streaming the entire EP this week on their myspace page. The EP features Ben Kettleson from Boston based The Glow on keys.

Toronto's The Chronic have put up two songs online. Check them out on their MySpace Cheap Tragedies have posted two videos from their recent trip to Canuckistan and a few songs online. The tracks come from their upcoming 7"'s and LP. You can check out the videos here and here. A preview of the opener for the LP Zodiac has been posted on Mad at the World's myspace page. Other tracks can be found at their MySpace page.

Tragical History Tour, Hot Skin, NO People

Perth, Scotland's Tragical History Tour has posted new music online at MySpace. The band will be releasing a new EP This Is Not A Luxury in August, to be followed soon after with a split LP with fellow Scottish punks 15 Minutes. The band's label Make-That-A-Take Records will also soon be issuing a compilation CD later this summer featuring bands like Ghost Mice, The Arteries, The Hijacks, Taking Chase and many more.

Members of Prescott, Arizona's Hour Of The Wolf have formed a side project titled Hot Skin. The band has posted two tracks online at MySpace.

Philadelphia, PA metal act NO People has posted four new demo recordings online at MySpace. The five piece features vocalist Bob Meadows of A Life Once Los, guitarist Nate Localio and drummer Colby Chase of avant-metal band Jekylnhyde, guitarist Will Schaeffer, and bassist Josh Gowton.

Galaxy Down, She Rides, Disaster March

Fenton, MI's Galaxy Down ahve posted some music from their upcoming EP, Chillin' Transparent, which is due out in August via Start/Finish Records. You can check out the songs on their myspace page.

She Rides have some new music from their upcoming self-titled Stillborn Records debut. The album was recorded at Liberation Studios and mastered by Zeuss. You can find the songs on their myspace page.

Cleveland, OH's Disaster March have posted their This Is Not A Demo, It's An EP EP for streaming or download. You can check out the album on their myspace page.